The Latest Breaking News from Thames

Ben Ainslie is sat on the rooftop of London’s Sea Containers building, a rather agricultural name which undersells what is these days a fairly swanky hotel and restaurant on the South Bank of the Thames.

Brian Sasu went missing from Tagg's Island on Monday afternoon after getting in the water to cool off during the heatwave

Brian Sasu, 14, went missing on Monday afternoon after getting into the Thames to cool off during the record-breaking heatwave.

One Tube line closed and ‘severe delays’ on five others, and Thames cable car closed due to extreme heat

A swimmer is still missing after five others were pulled from the water after getting into difficult close to Clacton Pier on Tuesday - it comes as serious of people have died in heat-related issues as temperatures reach record-highs in the UK

Police are continuing to search for the body of a missing 14-year-old boy believed to have drowned in the Thames after going for a swim to cool off.

The teenager is believed to have entered the water to cool off during the heatwave on Monday

Police were alerted to reports that a child had entered the water at Tagg’s Island in Hampton on Monday afternoon.

On July 8, 1952, members of the British North Greenland Expedition left Deptford, an area on the banks of the Thames in London, for a scientific mission to study the vast ice sheet on the world's largest island.

‘Extremely dangerous’ stunt drew criticism online

The fire brigade said anyone repeating the stunt would be at risk of cold water shock whatever their fitness